Such narrow focus misses out on the cultural exchanges during this
period. For example, in medieval Spain, the Troubadour poets borrowed their
lyrical beauty from Arabic. Arabic was the courtly language of southern Spain
until the 15th century. Similarly, the 12th-century Palatine Chapel in Sicily
was painted and gilded in the imperial style of the Fatimids, the rulers of
Egypt between the 10th and 12th centuries....

What’s Missing in the Teaching of Islam

Islamic Culture

Such narrow focus misses out on the cultural exchanges during this
period. For example, in medieval Spain, the Troubadour poets borrowed their
lyrical beauty from Arabic. Arabic was the courtly language of southern Spain
until the 15th century. Similarly, the 12th-century Palatine Chapel in Sicily
was painted and gilded in the imperial style of the Fatimids, the rulers of
Egypt between the 10th and 12th centuries....